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Kilkenny LEADER partnership; connecting communities

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2022 Post a comment

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) is supporting rural communities struggling with cripplingly slow broadband speeds and is encouraging them to consider setting up their own community owned and operated future proofed broadband networks through a series of regional workshops across County Kilkenny beginning in Freshford on Tuesday, October 25, culminating with a joint

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Kilkenny communities get €200,000 funding spark to develop electricity grid

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2022 Post a comment

EirGrid, the national electricity grid operator, has awarded more than €200,000 to community groups and not-for-profit organisations in Kilkenny and neighbouing Laois. A total of €204,600 funding has been allocated to the Laois-Kilkenny Reinforcement Project. It is the first of three phases of funding available in the areas adjacent to the project, of a total […]

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Stone mad: Lorry stopped in county Kilkenny was ‘danger to other road users’

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2022 0

A lorry piled high with heavy stone was found to be 12,200kg over the legal weight load after the vehicle was stopped by gardai in county Kilkenny. Members of the Kilkenny Raods Policing Unit pulled the four-axel rigid truck over in Ballyragget yesterday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The vehicle which was carrying stone was […]

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Caravan stolen from estate in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2021 0

Gardai are hunting for thieves who stole a caravan at a county Kilkenny town. The theft occurred at Glen Vale, Ballyragget, sometime between last Friday and Saturday. A local Garda source confirmed the single axis caravan bore the inscription “Bright or brighter” on its side. Gardaí have appealed for anyone with information about the theft […]

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Minister hails new €15m Innovation Centre in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2021 0

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue hailed Glanbia’s Ireland’s new €15 million Innovation Centre in Ballyragget during a visit to the facility. The R&D Centre allows the local food giant to showcase its expertise on a national and international level. The state-of-the-art Glanbia Ireland Innovation Centre is integrated into one of its key dairy

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Major new works planned for Kilkenny’s biggest dairy plant

By Kilkenny Now 14th November 2021 0

Glanbia has applied for planning permission for major new works at its facility in Ballyragget, the largest multi-purpose integrated dairy plant in Europe. Glanbia, one of the biggest employers in the county, has lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council that includes the installation of two new cooling tower units and associated concrete bases at the […]

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Stone mad: Truck stopped on Kilkenny road was 12,200kgs overweight

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2021 0

A truck carry stone was found to be over 12,000kgs overweight – posing a danger to motorists – when it was stopped by gardai in county Kilkenny. Members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit stopped the four axel rigid lorry in Ballyragget on Tuesday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The vehicle which was carrying stone […]

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Kilkenny Day: Battle stations in city as Viking hordes invade!

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2021 0

The city and county was festooned in black and amber last weekend amid the celebrations to mark the second annual ‘Kilkenny Day’. Locals and visitors of all ages turned out in force on Sunday to enjoy the autumn sunshine and the festival of events that were staged across the city and county. The Parade and […]

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Accident blackspot outside Kilkenny town to be consigned to history

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2021 0

A notorious accident blackspot at a busy junction outside a Kilkenny village is to be removed and replaced with a new road. The new section of the N77 route north of Ballyragget at Ballyconra and Ballynaslee has been approved by An Bord Pleanála. The development will consist of the realignment of a 2.44km section of […]

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Delays to 48-house project for Kilkenny village following objections

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2021 0

Plans to build 48 new homes in a Kilkenny village are in doubt once more following objections to the planning approved by the local authority earlier this summer. Developer John Staunton received planning approval from Kilkenny County Council early last month for the development at Moate Road in Ballyragget, near the centre of the town. […]